Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-04-19
KKELAND's WRONGS.
wilmington's Protest Agsins. Eng'ands
Coercion Bill - Patriotic speeohes-
Telegram to Gladstone.

w,,m,ngton's Protest Agains. scng,and's
coercion Bill - Patriotic speeches-
Telegram to Gladstone.
Not w,thsta nd ing the incleL1epcy OF
thu weather last night ths Opera House
vns crowded With the friends Of Irish
liberty from parquet to gallery, not
less than 1900 people being crowded
wl thin its walls, amongst whom were
n number OF ladies. Toe First Regi'
ment Band ss It came in headed
pu IN ber OF delegations from the Irish
societies Of the city, who flled up
every available space, even TO standing
room around the walls.
The front Of the platform WAS pro.
fusely decorated. A handsome Six
banner hung from the centre OF the
90 bearing the motto In gold letters:
|"Frisndship, Unity and True Christian
Charity" Upon the left were portraits
OF Parnell and Emmett. and upon the
right Washington and Jefferson, while
above them floated Irish and American
flags.
Precisely at 8 O'Clock the curtain
arose and disclosed the platform crowd
ed with the vice presidents and seere.
tarie, Of the meeting, together with the
lc,ty off ficisls, including the City Council
aud number OF other invited persons.
The entrance Of Governor Riggs with
his flowing white locks was the signal
for loud applause. which was kept up
a. U uited States Senator Gray, Mayor
Rhoadp, Charles b. Lore, Benjamin
INields and George H. Bates entered
and took their seats. Even tai. .swsrthy
Bob" Cottiugham as he brought up
the rear received An ovation OF cheers
that would have honoIed Gladstone or
Parnell.
Mayor Rhoads In opening the meet
ling referred in fitting terms to the sp'
propriHteness Of the object Of the meet
ing, and that 1t was highly fitting that
lone should be held in order 10 give the
people of Wilmington an opportunity
TO chow the oppressed people OF Ireland
that they had their most sincere sym
pathies in their struggle for liberty. He
!, referred to the late Father Reillty, and
Ito Archibald Given, who built the new
court house, to chow what obligations
!, We we're under to our Irish American
oitizen., and their interests were iden
, tiual with ours. He also alluded TO the
gallant achievements OF General Sheri'
Idan and other Irish Americans OF Ma.
Itional renown, as showing the part that
UIIlbuIn6u uhbo tbANh w "Aa PAS-
We the Nation, and rs indicating the
Friendship that exists between Ameri
cana and Irishm
Tho Mayor then introduced Governor
BigRs as the president Of the meeting
The selection Of the Governor was &c
Icepted with loud and prolonged ap
Jplause, and on coming forward ht
thanked the vast audience for this dis
jtinsuished mark Of their OItidenc'
land este eem. He had, he said, left hi
home and come to Wilmington In ordel
Ito show his sy mpathy in this move
Iment. We have met tonight not al
Ipartisaps, but to protest against one o
1.-The nest Infamous bills ever concoctet
in any civilized world agains. an un
defending people. Look across th
ocean, and what do We SEE? Ireland q
one time with population of 5000, ,e0
people, reduced to population o
3 O00, 600. Ireland Is oppressed, bu
Ireland will yet be free, and God In Hi
providence will take care OF Giadston
and Parnell.
= He looked back to the tims when W
were nation of only 100000 people
but now we are people OF $4,000 0O
and the most powerful and prosperou
nation on the face Of the earth. 1t l
proposed by this coercion bill that Irish
men for offences committed In IrelaD'
| shall be taken from their homes an
It,ied in England By English juries
. There was no doubt he thought that tn
lhearts OF the millions Of this land bea
warm for Ireland. He wanted 1t to b
Idistinctly understood that he was Ire
Hands friend and he wanted 1t to b
written in Heaven by the Iecordin
Ianyels on tab ets more enduring thai
,brass. England will yet tremble au'
icower and shiver before he gets throug
. with the Irish coercion bill.
Itis too late In the day for the Eel
lish to smother odt liberty, aud whei
Oppression can be borne no longer, tn
- p sople will take their rifles in thei
In ,Dds. and forswearing by Him WIN
lcreated them, they will dec are that re
distance to tyrants Is obedience to Goo
Councilman Owen j. Hession theI
lcame forward and read the following
Hist OF vice presidents of the met tinR
Henry G. Banning, DIR. James A. ORA
Q per, Philip P.unkett, George w. Bush
.el Charles w. Rowland, Thomas Curley
DR.. John P. Wales, James Bradford
n the Rsv. A. n. Keigwin, Dennis ]
re Mention, DIR. A, II Grimshsw. the RsV
'd Lafayette Marks, Alfred GawthroT
ALEXANDER j Hart, John Biggs DR.. Nj
N j. Hughes. Henry ID Hickman, Georg
Ii w. Humphrey. j. jerome Smith, II
.. II. Pickela, James l. Dsvou, Charlie
), H. MoWhorter, Edward Burns, j
Parke Postles, James Mulligap, o. I
a, johnson, James A. Hart, Taoma
" Toy, 8. Redmond Smith, Joseph 1
Carpenter, Jr., +. Is. +. Millel
DIR. Willard Springer, James II Beggl
n Charles Mullin, Robert ii. Taylor
Thomas Ford, Charles NJ Curtil
Or. II. G. snitcher, ohm Guthrie, job
Fehren bach, Edward Ii. Brennan
II Leonard Heiss, Charles o'Uonnol
Alfred Smsltzer. George r. Roberts, !
P. T. Feukle, William Ii. MCCARTHY
BY Bernard Beste, Francis Kelly, r. I
IGrfith, John J. Gibson, John I
III Meany, John q. McCabe, Robert
re- Fraini, James Monaghan, VIM. Hube
Andrew Traynor, William 7. Porte
'oi August BiermaD, Daniel Maier, n
Kane, c. Yetter, j. Med ,nough, M. ]
Gallagher, George W. Stone, Peter \
Brt nnan, Alfred d. Warner, Williat
McMenaIuln, the Rev. II. B. Cook, D.
u L. p. Bush, William Bowe, Waite
Cummins, William BRIGHT, NJ. l
Lichtenstein, James W. Ware, Ora,
ID vile Worrell, John p. Al!monG, Wi
ne liam Stuart, George d, Armstrong, ID.
-, Read j. Mckay, Henry Z. Conrad, ,Jo oh
IRE McClnskey, j. b. Bell, Henry kcke
III. John Hamilton, Rnoch MooIe, Jr
=. James Ferry, Giles L,mbioo, John !
~ Donoaoe, Harry Emmons, John
X Miller, DR.. T. A. Brown, Wilial
Is: Salisbury. Jr., John Peoples, Geort
nd O'Nsili, Lewis G. Vandegtitt, Pet.
j. Ford, James f. Wood, George v
III Vernon, Walter Hayes, William Baxte
ND DIR. j. G. Fahy, William X. Quinn.
M. Solomon, Joseph Stoeokle Tbos a
u tOgle, John Hartman James A. Bourk
IA Charles j. Kyle, John Callahan, Jam'
III kapf, William LaMtOn, M. MeRar